CHARACTERS
He is the minister of Salem who is obsessed with his reputation.
Who is Reverend Parris?
She is the first person accused of witchcraft.
Who is Tituba?
The deputy governor who presides over the Salem trials.
Who is Judge Danforth?
The ringleader of the girls who manipulates the court with lies.
Who is Abigail Williams?
This farmer openly despises Reverend Parris and is later accused of witchcraft.
Who is John Proctor?
Abigail claims to see this in the courtroom to intimidate Mary Warren.
What is a yellow bird / spirit?
She lies in court to protect her husband, but ironically dooms him.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
This woman is accused of supernaturally killing Goody Putnam’s babies.
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
John Proctor admits to this sin in an attempt to discredit Abigail.
What is adultery?
He is pressed to death with stones for refusing to enter a plea.
Who is Giles Corey?
This object, found in the Proctor house, is used as evidence of Elizabeth’s “witchcraft.
What is the poppet with the needle?
Elizabeth Proctor ironically does this, which condemns her husband.
What is lying about his affair?
This character undergoes the most dramatic transformation in the play, starting confident in his ability to identify witches, but ending broken and begging people to lie to save themselves.
Who is Reverend Hale?
Ann Putnam sends her daughter Ruth to do this specific act with Tituba in the woods, sparking suspicions of witchcraft.
What is conjuring the spirits of her dead siblings to find out who murdered them?
In Act 3, Proctor presents a petition signed by 91 people defending Elizabeth, Martha, and Rebecca. Instead of accepting it, what does Judge Danforth do with the petition?
He issues warrants to arrest and question all 91 signers.